OFFICIAL Pre-Orders Are Live!

Discussion in 'MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries' started by MagnusEffect, Feb 12, 2019.

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  1. MagnusEffect

    MagnusEffect Administrator Staff Member Jarl SC Huscarl

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    Say what you will about PGI, I have to give them a lot of credit for sticking with the franchise. I believe their commitment to the Battletech community is genuine and I'm looking forward to playing this when it hits release.

    This video is a pretty good summary on the development of Mechwarrior 5:
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    When it comes to the pre-orders here, the more expensive packages are being advertise as simple bonuses to early supporters. I'm not saying you need to pre-order, but if you are hesitant, I would at least consider the basic pre-order which is $10 cheaper than it will be at release and still offers a generous amount of other bonuses.

    I don't usually do pre-orders, but this franchise holds a special place in my heart so you can count on me playing day 1 of release. I hope to see you there too. You can find all the other juicy info here: https://mw5mercs.com/
     
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    Lardaltef Well Liked Berserker

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    Did they change stuff? I don't remember beta being in the lowest package before. With that I might actually preorder the lowest one.
     
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    Dihm Speaker of the Word Staff Member Gothi SC Thane

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    Have they given any information on the actual Mercenary gameplay loop yet? I keep wanting to know and see more on that
    :unamusedwhale:
     
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    Lardaltef Well Liked Berserker

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    I think I one the AMAs they said the economy will work similar to HBS battletech. Contracts distributed through MRBC. 5 starting locations (maybe factions) each has a different starter mech. Coop uses hot stable of mechs. Don't think they have said much other than "similar economy to hbs battletech". Bad Intel and such too.

    Supposed to be 2 AMAs a month till release. So I think there are 13 or 14 more AMAs.

    Oh and supposed to be over 8 hours of gameplay.
     
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    1.) WHEN WILL THE EXCLUSIVE MECHWARRIOR 5: MERCENARIES CLOSED BETA PERIOD BEGIN?
    • The Exclusive Closed Beta is currently set to go live for Community Edition owners in early August.
    Co-op is supposed to be in beta as well.
     
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    MagnusEffect Administrator Staff Member Jarl SC Huscarl

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    I misread the page. Apparently if you get the base game now, not only can you get it at a discount for $50, but even the base package will come with a fair share of goodies:
    • Beta Access
    • Digital Soundtrack
    • Access to official Discord/AMAs
    • a generous amount of MWO cash/xp/perks as well (if you care about such things)
    I'm not trying to get people on the hype train, but that is honestly a VERY good deal. Unless you are just adamantly against pre-orders in general, there are a lot of good reasons to consider this one.
     
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    Dihm Speaker of the Word Staff Member Gothi SC Thane

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    I hope it has more than 8 hours of gameplay, it's a single player game
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    :gleetopus:
     
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    MagnusEffect Administrator Staff Member Jarl SC Huscarl

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    Yeah, that's the first I've heard that. I think Fet meant 80.
     
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    Such a turnaround in production quality since IGP got the boot.
     
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    Well at $50-60 whatever retail is. It better provide that much minimum in gameplay. Or have a ton of replayability.
     
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    MagnusEffect Administrator Staff Member Jarl SC Huscarl

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    Yeah, IGP seemed to be a classic case of the publisher doing more harm than good and then charging you for the trouble.

    Okay, now I'm not sure what you were saying. Eight hours seemed weirdly sepcific. You were talking about things to expect about the game. Were you saying you *hoped* that it is more than 8 hours of gameplay? Or were you saying you *heard them say* it has more than 8 hours of gameplay? Because there is a huge fucking difference.

    For my part I have *not heard anything* about the single player being diminutive. This entire time the impression I've had is we will get an experience similar to previous Mechwarrior: Mercenary titles.
     
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    from the AMA on Jan 17.

    It better be much much longer.That 8 hours might be strictly if you did campaign missions and no side missions (which there are side missions). I'm assuming the 8 hours is strictly the campaign not counting any side stuff.

    from the video itself Russ was saying it's really up to the player. And gave a (probably just random numbers) 60-100 hours. And that they haven't really found the sweet spot for gaining reputation/experience (I assume with the mercenary review board). And that it wouldn't take 8 hours or less.
     
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    MagnusEffect Administrator Staff Member Jarl SC Huscarl

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    link?
     
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    I don't like the idea of 1 dollar = 1 hour of gameplay. As it doesn't relate to quality. I would rather have a game that only provides 10 or 20 hours of hiqh quality gameplay then having them drag it out just to make 60 hours of gameplay.

    Listening to what they said, it sounds like there will be plenty to do in the game.
     
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    Agreed there. Going to see a movie cost $11 and gives about 2 hours of fun. Still worth it occassionally.
     
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    Eh that's how i

    $11? What the. Most theaters around me are $8 at most. There are theaters here that do $5 Tuesdays. $5 all day long on tuesdays.

    Then again I don't go to the movies at night. Usually before or after lunch on weekends. They are $11 at 9 at night at the regal. On Saturday night.
     
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    The only theater in the entire county here is $10 a movie.
     
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    That's sad.
     
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    MagnusEffect Administrator Staff Member Jarl SC Huscarl

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    That's fair I guess. If I look back to previous Mechwarrior Mercenary titles, there were a lot of "filler" missions between the storyline ones. I'm fairly certain now that when you consider all the side missions and time spent upgrading your mechs (or doing side missions to afford said upgrades), there will be a "full game" experience there.

    Besides, if we are honest with ourselves, what makes Mechwarrior games great is more the "mech company simulator" than the story (although the story elements do help). If they follow the foundations set down by those that came before in the franchise, there should be plenty of content there.

    For my part, I hope there are a ton of randomized variables for the randomly generated missions. It will keep the game interesting in the long run after you've gotten bored with the main story.
     
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